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1933 three matted silhouettes by Florence Sampson, taken from or identical with those in "Famous Fables from Aesop." Silhouettes. $6 from janelaine through Ebay, March, '22.

Strong representatives from a good book.

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2004 Foney Fables. 7 cartoons. Warner Brothers: Merrie Melodies. Double D Distribution. $6 from Redmon & Vincent, Cadillac, MI, through Ebay, Oct., '05.

Here, more simply packaged is a DVD already in the collection in a larger jewel case with…

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2006 Foney Fables. 7 cartoons. Warner Brothers: Merrie Melodies. Double D Distribution. $1.99 from Lowell Kotko, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, through Ebay, Oct., '07. One extra copy.

To my surprise, the title cartoon "Foney Fables," second among…

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1906 Print of R. Fontana's 1878 engraving "Aesop Narrating His Fables." The work was originally published as part of the "Exposition Universelle de 1878." $5 from Stephen P. Ryder, Alexandria, VA, through Ebay, Sept., '99.

This black-and-white…

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1878 "Aesop Narrating His Fables" by R. Fontana. Published as part of the "Exposition Universelle de 1878" by Gebbie and Barrie. Gravure by Goupil Companie. Hand tinted with watercolors and sold for $35 by David Eisler (Aylesbury, Bucks, England) at…

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Photo of 1913 Army football team

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1998 Four "USOPS Fables" First Day of Issue envelopes featuring The "H" Stamp. Postmarked Troy, NY, Nov. 9, 1998. Signed by Doris Gold. $8 fFIP Covers, Melissa, TX through Ebay, April, '08. $5 from rka through Ebay, August, '04. $7 from Eric Wile,…

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1750? Four broadsides of eight illustrations each by Georg Paul Busch from his 117 illustrations for the edition by Abbé Jean-Baptiste Morvan de Bellegarde (Amsterdam 1708). €60 from Antiquariat Kitzinger, Munich, July, '19.

I took time to scan…

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2009 Four envelopes featuring stamps of Jean de La Fontaine, his Paris home, a tortoise, and a hare. April 13, '09. Addressed to Constantin Popescu, Rm. Valcea, Romania. From Constantin Popescu, May, '09.

One notices the popularity of TH. …

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1960? Four original pen-and-ink drawings of Aesop's fables, about 4" x 2½'. FS, FC, TH, and WL. €60 at Daniel & Lilli, Saint-Ouen Flea Market, June, '19.

How surprising to find four original "India ink" drawings in a shop specializing in buttons…
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